The Other Islands of New York City: A History and Guide (Second Edition)

This second edition features new information on Governor's and Ellis Islands.

Experience a New York City most tourists, and even most natives, never see. Within the city's boundaries are dozens of islands―some famous, like Ellis, some infamous, like Rikers, and others forgotten, like North Brother. While the spotlight often falls on the museums, trends, and restaurants of Manhattan, the city's "other" islands, each with its own personality, offer the day-tripper everything from nature trails to military garrisons to sailing excursions. This detailed guide and comprehensive history to forty islands tells their colorful, often lurid stories, and will give you a sense of how New York City's politics, population, and landscape have evolved over the last three and a half centuries. Full of offbeat stories and little-known facts and legends, this is much more than a travel guide. 22 black & white photographs, 10 maps

Sharon Seitz is a native New Yorker and alumnus of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She has written for New York Magazine, the New York Daily News, and Newsday. She lives in Brooklyn.

Stuart Miller is a native New Yorker and alumnus of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. He has written for New York Magazine, the New York Daily News, and Newsday. He lives in Brooklyn.